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Category Archives: Linux
AMDVLK 2025.Q1.2 Released With Strix Halo Support
When seeing a new AMDVLK release was just tagged on GitHub and just a few hours to go until the Radeon RX 9070 series announcement, I was hoping it was going to be a new driver officially rolling out their new RDNA4 GPU support. Today’s AMDVLK 2025.Q1.2 driver was not for officially introducing RDNA4 but does bring Strix Halo support and other improvements…
NVIDIA 570 Linux Graphics Driver Released with New Features and Improvements
Today, NVIDIA published the stable version of the NVIDIA 570 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, with new features and performance improvements.
Bash Script to Convert JSON to CSV
In today’s data-driven world, converting data between formats is a common task. One such conversion that many developers face is changing JSON data into the more spreadsheet-friendly CSV format. This article provides a straightforward Bash script to perform this conversion efficiently. We will also explore a sample JSON data structure for clarity.
openSUSE’s Agama Installer Gets a Major Overhaul
The new openSUSE Agama v12 installer debuts with a revamped UI, improved storage setup, authentication changes, and more.
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Progress Sitefinity
Sitefinity CMS is a content management system (CMS) that you use to create, store, manage, and present content on your website. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI’s GPT-4o
Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity. Computer scientists have found that fine-tuning notionally safe large language models to do one thing badly can negatively impact the AI’s output across a range of topics.
6 productivity apps you must install on Linux
Linux is a powerful operating system and while there’s still the pesky myth around the OS having no apps, there’s a plethora of productivity tools available to get more done.
What’s new in Ubuntu 24.04.2? Kernel 6.11, better graphics, and more
The latest point release of the LTS version of Ubuntu has been released with a new kernel and plenty of other improvements.
This popular Android gaming handheld can now get better emulators, thanks to Linux
This could be the start of something wonderful for Android gaming handhelds.
Nextcloud Hub 10 Released, Here’s What’s New
Nextcloud Hub 10, an open-source suite of collaboration and productivity tools, launches with 400+ integration-ready apps, AI tools, and more.
McKenney: Speaking at Kernel Recipes
Paul McKenney has put together a series of
articles on how to improve one’s ability to give a good talk at a
technical conference.
articles on how to improve one’s ability to give a good talk at a
technical conference.
On the other hand, (1) presentation skills stay with you through
life, and (2) small improvements in presentation skills over months
or years can provide you with great advantages longer term. An old
saying credited to Thomas Edison claims a breakdown of 1%
inspiration and 99% perspiration. However, my own experience with
RCU has instead been 0.1% inspiration, 9.9% perspiration, and 90%
communication. Had I been unable to communicate effectively,
others would have extreme difficulty using RCU, as in even more
difficulty than they do now.
There is a lot of speaking experience distilled into this set of posts.
GOG Caesar III running in Linux – with Julius, too
Even though I own Caesar III physical media and a Steam copy, I decided to purchase the Good Old Games (GOG) version of the game, too. Why not. It’s not expensive, I end up supporting a nice DRM-free marketplace, and I get to have a digital copy of one of my most beloved and cherished games, plus a top-notch RTS title, to boot.
Intel Posts Linux Kernel Patches For Supporting APX – Advanced Performance Extensions
Intel initially detailed Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) back in mid-2023 as extensions to double the number of general purpose registers and add other performance features. In the time since they have done a lot preparing the GCC and LLVM/Clang compilers for the new APX ISA features while finally today they sent out an initial set of patches for preparing the Linux kernel for APX processors…
Fish shell 4.0 released
Version 4.0 of the Fish
shell has been released. Improvements include a better key-binding
mechanism, the ability to tie abbreviations to a specific command,
selective ignoring of commands in the history, some scripting improvements,
and more. See the
release notes for details.
shell has been released. Improvements include a better key-binding
mechanism, the ability to tie abbreviations to a specific command,
selective ignoring of commands in the history, some scripting improvements,
and more. See the
release notes for details.
StarlingX bridges IPv4-IPv6 gap with dual-stack networking support
The Open Infrastructure Foundation is out with the release of StarlingX 10.0, a significant update to the open-source distributed cloud platform designed for IoT, 5G, O-RAN and edge computing applications.
EA Open-Sources Command & Conquer Red Alert
In a surprising announcement, Electronic Arts announced today that they have open-sourced Command and Conquer Red Alert under the GPL license along with Command and Conquer Tiberian Dawn and related titles…
Enable 4-finger & Pinch Touchpad Gestures in Ubuntu 24.04 | 24.10
This tutorial shows how to enable touchpad 4-finger swipe and pinch gestures in Ubuntu 24.04 and 24.10 with default GNOME Desktop on Wayland.
Motion Control Subsystem Proposed For The Linux Kernel
A set of patches posted to the Linux kernel mailing list today propose the introduction of a Linux Motion Control “LMC” subsystem for drivers that could control devices like CNC machines and 3D printers…
This Raspberry Pi Handheld Hack Uses a Real BlackBerry Keyboard
The Raspberry Pi is a small, single-board computer that has been hacked into nearly any type of device you can imagine. But what if you could run Linux on a Pi in the form factor of a BlackBerry smartphone? Someone did just that.